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Mr. Starrett m. Abigail Ellery, dau. of Rev. Joseph Appleton of North Brookfield, Mass., who was b. Jan. 9, 1785 in that town.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Dea. Joseph A., b. August 3, 1804; m. December 10, 1833, Maria, dau. of John and Dolly (Durant) Bruce of Mont Vernon.
ALBE STEPHENSON
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IV. CHILDREN.
1. Henrietta M., b. September 29, 1834.
2. William S. A., b. June 4, 1838.
3. Josephine, b. June 19, 1840; d. March 12, 1846.
4. Emily J., b. December 14, 1846 ; d. April 4, 1867.
2. Emily C., b. January 20, 1807; d. in October, 1844.
3. Albert G., b. in October, 1810; d. in 1854.
STEPHENSON.
ALBE, s. of Jacob and Lucy Stephenson, was b. in Greenfield, June 29, 1839; was a shoemaker by trade; came to Bridge Village in 1883, and continued here until his death, June 19, 1903. He was a veteran of the Civil War and Member of the G. A. R., and of Harmony Lodge of A. F. & A. M. His years of industry and prudence resulted in the accumulation of considerable wealth, all of which he disposed of by will. Besides a large amount given to Greenfield, his native town, in honor of his parents he bequeathed each of the churches in Bridge Village, Smith's Memorial, Metho- dist and Catholic, five hundred dollars; to the Union Chapel at Lower Village and Congregational and Methodist churches at the Centre he gave two hundred and fifty dollars each, also bequeath- ing to Fuller's Public Library one thousand dollars.
STEVENS.
COL. THOMAS, of Devonshire, Eng., sent three sons and one dau. to America about 1660, of whom one son, Cyprian, was a youth under 14 years of age. He settled in Lancaster, Mass., and m. Jan. 22, 1672, Mary, dau. of Maj. Simon Willard, of Lan- caster, by whom he had five children, two sons and three daus. His youngest s., Joseph, b. at Lancaster about 1682, m. Prudence, dau. of John Rice, of Sudbury. Joseph lived in Lancaster, Sud- bury, Framingham and Rutland, one of the pioneers of last-named town (1720), where he d. in 1745, the father of nine children, the fifth being named Isaac, who m. first, April 11, 1739, Mary, dau. of Capt. John Hubbard, by whom he had two children ; she d. Aug. . 27, 1746, he m. second, Sept. 2, 1748, Abigail Parling, by whom he had four children. Of this family the third child was Calvin. (See)
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CALVIN, s. of Isaac and Abigail (Parling) Stevens, was b. in 1754 in Rutland, Mass., but his parents moving to Carlisle, he spent his boyhood and early manhood there. He m. Esther Wil- kins of that town, and soon after, in 1776, they moved to Hills- borough. He early entered into the patriotic service in the Revolution, was in the battle of Bunker Hill and elsewhere. A great reader and possessing a retentive mind, he was well posted upon the topics of the day and in general information. Besides he was a fluent speaker, and always equipped with some anecdote to illustrate his point or story to tell, he was an exceedingly agreeable person to meet. He was for many years prominent in town affairs as civil magistrate, selectman in 1780-1781, Town Clerk for eleven years, 1794 to 1805, in all of his public dealings distinguished for his correctness and integrity. His homestead in town was a few rods off the main road leading from the turn- pike to the Centre, on a sharp declivity westerly from the Hills- borough river, but is now abandoned and turned into grazing land.
He removed from H. to Mont Vernon, where five of his children resided, in 1821, where he d. Feb. 22, 1833, aged 80 years. His first wife, Esther Wilkins, d. in 1828; he m. second, Mrs. Hannah (Brown) Wilkins, who survived him, dying in Carlisle, Mass., Feb. 8, 1852. Of his thirteen children ten survived him, with a numerous posterity to honor his name .*
VI. CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN HILLSBOROUGH, EXCEPT FIRST CHILD BORN IN RUTLAND, MASS.
1. Isaac, b. October 2, 1774; d. at sea, October 15, 1802, unm.
2. Polly, b. March 13, 1778; m. February 18, 1798, David (Daniel?) Dodge; d. in Charlestown, Mass., July 10, 1846.
3. Luther, b. September 1, 1779; d. at Mont Vernon, August 1, 1858. No children.
4. Calvin, Jr., b. February 5, 1781; d. unm. in Boston, Mass., Novem- ber 20, 1803.
5. William, b. February 21, 1782 ; m. Dolly Pulsifer ; d. in New York City, August 12, 1813, from a wound received in the War of 1812.
6. Matilda, b. December 4, 1784; m. George Killom; settled in Buffalo, N. Y .; d. November 9, 1827.
*Phineas Stevens, one of the first settlers of Old Number 4, now Charles- town, this state, whose exploits as frontiersman have become history, was his oldest brother .- AUTHOR.
WILLIAM H. STORY
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7. Asa, b. February 5, 1787 ; m. Mary Ann Appleton; d. at Mont Ver- non, January 9, 1863 ; widow d. November 17, 1867; had seven children.
8. Susanna, b. March 4, 1789; m. October 11, 1806, Nathan Marden; she d. at Amherst, August 20, 1843.
9. Hannah, b. February 1, 1791; m. May 28, 1814, James Whittemore, of Boston, Mass .; d. at Mont Vernon, October 31, 1866; six children.
10. Zadock, b. April 9, 1793; d. in Texas, Oneida Co., N. Y.
11. Samuel, b. February 15, 1796 ; m. but no children; d. at Billerica, Mass., March 31, 1872.
12. Pamelia, b. September 11, 1797; m. in 1814, Isaac Smith, of Deer- ing, where she d. October 8, 1861; nine children.
13. Nancy, b. February 11, 1800; m. Thomas Cloutman, of Mont Vernon, where she d. February 15, 1876, the mother of eleven children.
STORY.
This surname is of English origin, and the first to bear the name in New England was William Story, carpenter, b. in Nor- wich, Norfolk County, Eng., in 1614, and m. in 1637, Sarah, dau. of Reginald and Almira (Foster) Story. Soon after their mar- riage this couple came to New England, settling in "Chebacco," now Ipswich, Mass. According to the local records William Story became a Surveyor of Highways, a considerable land-owner, while plying his trade as carpenter. Four children were born to this couple : William, Mary, Hannah and Seth.
II. Seth, fourth child and second son, was born in 1646. He m. Eliza- beth Markam(?) of Ipswich, and they had a son Seth, Jr., b. in Ipswich, April 4, 1694.
III. Seth, Jr., m. in 1717, Martha Low; d. August 11, 1786, veteran of the Revolutionary War.
IV. John, s. of Seth, Jr., and Martha (Low) Story, was b. in Ipswich, January 8, 1739; m. May 2, 1760, Hannah Perkins, b. May 2, 1740 ; he d. October 11, 1785, having been a soldier in the Re- volution. His wid. d. August 24, 1824.
V. John, Jr., s. of John and Hannah (Perkins) Story, was b. in Ips- wich, February 25, 1761; m. Priscilla Choate, b. in Ipswich, August 20, 1767, and rem. to Enfield, this state, in 1794, where he d. June 18, 1848 ; his wid. d. March 5, 1859.
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VI. Ziba S., s. of John, Jr., and Priscilla (Choate) Story, b. in Enfield, August 7, 1810; m. first, September 11, 1837, Esther C. Hun- toon, b. in Unity, October 3, 1815. She d. in Sunapee, October 11, 1841, and he m. second, May 11, 1842, Mary B. Davis of Croydon, where they res. for a time and in Sunapee, but rem. about 1845 to Washington, where he d. March 26, 1865; wid. d. June 20, 1866.
WILLIAM H., only child of Ziba and Esther C. (Huntoon) Story, and seventh in descent from William Story of Norfolk, Eng., was b. in Croydon, Oct. 7, 1838. He was educated in the town schools and Tubbs Union Academy, Washington, and came to Hillsborough, in 1857, where he has resided ever since, except for a short interval in Bradford and Barnet, Vt. Soon after the breaking out of the Civil War he enlisted in the Eighth Reg. N. H. Vols., Sept. 17, 1861, and saw his share of hardships endured by that regiment. His health impaired by the climate, he was discharged for disability, March 4, 1863, but he remained in the service six months longer, serving as citizen clerk in Gen. Neal Dow's Brigade in the Department of Commissary of Sustenance at the siege of Port Hudson, La.
Upon his return to Hillsborough Bridge Village he took up the calling of jeweler and watch repairer, which occupation he has followed for many years, when his time was not occupied with the duties of official positions he has been called upon to fill. In 1867 he was appointed Postmaster at Bridge Village, which office he held until 1874. He was Town Treasurer from 1889 to 1893; Selectman in 1894; Town Clerk from 1899 to 1918, over twenty years. He was chosen Representative to the General Court at Concord, Nov. 6, 1906, for the term of two years; was elected Precinct Treasurer, March election, 1909.
Mr. Story was appointed a member of the committee for the publication of a Town History, and proved a valuable assistance in the work. He m. April 7, 1861, Sarah M., dau. of Jason H. T. and Lovilla (Emery) Newell, a retired jeweler. Mrs. Story is a woman of fine literary attainments, which fact is attested to by the article on Roads and Trails incorporated in this work. She has been an active member of the D. A. R. and other social or- ganizations, as well as prominent in all good work.
MRS. SARAH (NEWELL) STORY
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VIII. CHILDREN,
1. Amy L., b. July 14, 1864 in Bradford; m. June 8, 1887, Herbert A. Stanley of St. Johnsbury, Vt.
IX. CHILDREN.
1. Fred Stanley, b. August 6, 1894.
2. Herbert A., b. May 8, 1897.
3. Alfred Theodore, b. September 27, 1901.
2. Fred G., b. January 16, 1866, in Bradford; m. June 11, 1895, Mary E. Jewell of Bangor, Me.
IX. CHILD.
1. William J., b. December 1, 1896.
3. W. Oscar, b. October 19, 1868 ; m. June 16, 1903, N. Blanche, dau. of J. N. P. and Ella A. (Carr) Woodbury of Antrim.
4. Frank S., b. December 14, 1871; m. July 30, 1904, Margaret M. Keough of Boston, Mass., where he is an optician.
IX. CHILDREN.
1. Natalie M., b. March 13, 1908.
2. William H., 2nd, b. June 8, 1910.
STOW OR STOWE.
The history of the ancestry of the Stow family dates as far back as the year 1636, when John Stow emigrated from England to New England and settled in Roxbury, Mass., bringing with him four sons, Thomas, John, Samuel and Stephen. Following the line of the eldest of these four sons we have Thomas ; Nathaniel ; Ebenezer, b. June 28, 1668; Amos, b. April 15, 1718; Ebenezer, b. in Old Concord, Mass., Dec. 15, 1753; m. in 1775, Mary Hart- well, and later rem. to Hubbardston, Mass., where he d. May 18, 1841. He was one of the Minute Men in Concord, in 1775.
VII. CHILDREN OF EBENEZER AND MARY (HARTWELL) STOW.
1. William, b. October 1, 1776. (See)
2. Polly, b. March 25, 1779 ; m. Asa Newton.
3. Ebenezer, Jr., b. September 20, 1780; m. Hannah Murdock.
4. Sally, b. September 20, 1782; m. Aaron Grimes.
5. Ephraim, b. May 2, 1797; m. Sally Goodspeed. He was quite a poet, and late in life wrote a History of Hubbardston, Mass.
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WILLIAM, eldest s. of Ebenezer and Mary (Hartwell) Stow, was b. Oct. I, 1776, in Hubbardston, Mass .; came from Concord, Mass. and settled on a farm in the northeastern part of H., where he lived until his death, Oct. 26, 1850. He m. first, Nov. 25, 1802, his cousin Mary, dau. of John and Susannah (Foster) Hartwell, b. May 15, 1781 ; she d. Apr. 16, 1807, and he m. second, Dec .. 18, 1808, Margaret Todd Duncan, dau. of Hon. John Duncan, Antrim, b. Dec. 2, 1780; she d. Sept. 6, 1854.
VIII. CHILDREN, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. William, Jr., b. in 1803 ; d. young.
2. Ephraim, b. July 16, 1804; m. Mary A. Burns, and settled in Rock- land, Me., where many of their descendants now live; m. De- cember 24, 1835, Mary A., dau. of Mary (Parling) Burns of Anson, Me. Nine children, four sons in Civil War; he d. May 10, 1889; wid. d. August 3, 1894.
3. Levi, b. April 12, 1807; went in early manhood to Salina, N. Y .; ret. and res. in Peterboro a few years; finally settled in Wiscon- sin ; m. in 1829, Sally Clarke, b. May 27, 1811, in Camillus, N. Y .; d. October 10, 1886, in Wisconsin. Nine children, four sons, all of whom served in the Civil War; same number as served from his brother's family.
VIII. CHILDREN, BY SECOND MARRIAGE.
4. Mary, b. December 22, 1809 ; m. in 1843, Levi Emery ; d. October 20, 1906, aged almost 97 years, having lived her life in H.
5. Ann Duncan, b. December 12, 1811; m. September 3, 1834, Ben- jamin H. Gay; d. February 27, 1896, aged 84 years, 2 mos., 15 days.
6. Emeline, b. May 18, 1815; m. April 11, 1839, William D. Butler, b. January 28, 1813, in Greenfield ; d. August 26, 1892. Four chil- dren.
7. Naomi Duncan, b. April 10, 1817 ; m. in 1840, Edward Jones Dunbar ; celebrated their Golden Wedding in 1890, four generations and the five sisters being present. She d. October 21, 1896.
8. Abigail Hartwell, b. March 15, 1822; m. June 17, 1841, Alvin John- son ; d. January 15, 1904. The three last named of these sisters all lived to celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversaries, the five sisters being present.
DEA. JOEL, s. of Josiah and Mary Stow (written Stowe by later generations), was b. in Marlboro, Mass., Nov. 19, 1776; early and only instructor was his grandmother. Rem. to H. when
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22 years of age and settled on an elevation of land which took the name of and is still known as "Stow's Mountain," and which he purchased of Fortunatus Wheeler, res. here until a year before his decease, Oct. 17, 1838; was energetic and useful citizen, Re- presentative to Legislature four years ; Selectman eight years, and was for many years dea. of the Cong. Church. Charles J. Smith in the "Annals of Hillsboro" says of him, "He loved the institu- tions of the Gospel, and did much towards sustaining them. He contributed liberally to the benevolent objects of the day: in his will he bequeated them $500 out of an estate of $3,000, which made the amount of his benefactions at different periods equal to $1,000. The memory of the just is blessed." He m. first, April IO, 1794, Rebecca, dau. of Otis and Lucy (Goodell) Howe, b. November 25, 1771 ; d. March 19, 1805; m. second, February 14, 1806, Elizabeth Barns of Marlboro, Mass., b. Feb. 24, 1781 ; d. Aug. 6, 1865.
III. CHILDREN, THREE BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Jeremiah, b. February 15, 1795, prepared for college at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, graduated at Dartmouth in 1822 and at Andover Theological Seminary in 1825; was ordained May 10, 1826, and employed as a home missionary for a time, but afterwards settled in the ministry, Pastor of the Church at Livona, N. Y., where he rem. until his death, December 15, 1832. He was m. in July, 1826, to Miss Austress E., dau. of David Stewart of Amherst, who survived him with a dau. who m. - Bennett of N. Y. city.
2. Clarissa, b. October 25, 1798, educated at Kimball Union, New Ips- wich and New Hampton Academies, tau. three terms Plymouth Teachers Seminary when 17 years old, then in common schools of this and neighboring towns, averaging not less than three terms a year until 60 years of age, and continued to have private pupils until past 80; unm .; d. March 18, 1896, from effects of burns caused by clothes catching fire, aged 97 years, 4 months, 28 days.
3. Nabby, b. December 3, 1801; d. September 4, 1803.
4. Elisa, b. December 26, 1806; m. Hiram Monroe. (See)
-5. Joel Buchanan, b. June 30, 1813, grad. at Teacher's Sem., Andover, Mass .; for some time teacher in Teacher's Seminary at Ply- mouth; from thence went to Cincinnati; m. November 7, 1838, Lucretia Brown of Ipswich, Mass., who d. June 15, 1849, leav- ing one child.
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MANASSA, b. in Harvard, Mass., one of five children of Ben- jamin and Dorcas (Stone) Stow; m. Mary Whitcomb of Little- ton, Mass., settled on Warren Spaulding farm in 1781 or 1782; killed while felling trees, June 27, 1790, aged 34 years; wid. d. Jan. 6, 1804, aged 46 years.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Benjamin, b. March 21, 1784; m. Betsey, dau. of Ebenezer Ayer of Rindge, February 18, 1813; res. in Rindge, where he d. August 21, 1869 ; wife d. December 11, 1861.
IV. CHILD.
1. David, b. February 24, 1815, who m. Mary, dau. of Joshua Con- verse of Rindge, December 8, 1842; lived short time in North Asburnham, Mass.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Mortimer M., b. January 22, 1844; ni. Sarah J. Oliver, July 8, 1844.
2. Florence H., m. Charles White of Ashburnham, Mass.
2. Sarah W., b. March 19, 1786. No further record.
STRAW.
WALTER P., b. September 7, 1815; m. first, Eliza, dau. of Dr. Sullivan Burtt, of Bennington ; she d. and he m. second, Feb. 22, 1852, Fannie Elizabeth Preston (See) ; served in Civil War. (See Vol. I.) He d. Apr. 28, 1886. His mother d. Apr. 4, 1874, aged 96 years.
III. CHILDREN, ONE BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Martha Jane, b. September 6, 1845 ; m. November 28, 1861, Brigham Otis, of Deering ; she d. June 16, 1910, and he d. the same year, No children.
2. Olivia E., b. November 11, 1852 ; d. October 30, 1895, unm.
3. Charles W., b. December 3, 1854 ; m. July 3, 1878, Margaret L., dau. of Alvah and Eliza Jane (White) Gould ; he d. September 11, 1894, and she m. second, March 2, 1895, James White, of New Boston.
IV. CHILD, BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. Walter Foster, b. August 26, 1882; d. May 3, 1895.
4. Emily F., b. June 15, 1857 ; d. March 25, 1880, unm.
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STURTEVANT.
CLARK WEBSTER, S. of - and Orlana (Batchelder) Stur- tevant, b. Sept. 12, 1830, in Plainfield, Vt .; m. first, Sept. 21, 1853, Roxanna Matilda, dau. of Lyman and Orpha (Kellom) Robbins, b. May 23, 1832. He came to H. in 1856, and settled on a farm about one mile northwest from the Centre. He had musical talent and taught singing school winters; was deacon of the Congrega- tional Church for several years. His first w. d. Aug. 19, 1881, and he m. second, Nov. 28, 1881, Mrs. Leonora E. (Clark) Conkling, dau. of Seth and Betsey (Taylor) Clark; d. Jan. 5, 1909; she d. in 1919.
III. CHILDREN, ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1. George L., b. November 11, 1855, in Barre, Vt .; d. February 2, 1875, in H.
2. Orlana Rebecca, b. June 9, 1859, in H .; m. June 30, 1882, Sydney C., s. of Lewis A. and Mrs. Sarah J. (Severance) Powers, b. July 12, 1859, in Washington.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. George S., b. March 16, 1882 ; m. in 1909, Maude B. Murray of H.
2. Arlow A., b. November 28, 1886 ; m. in 1908, Isabel M. Harvey. 3. Lilla Estelle, b. August 6, 1864; m. October 20, 1886, Marshall Colton ; she d. May 11, 1912.
4. Sewell Moulton, b. January 19, 1868 ; m. January 10, 1894, of Man- chester.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Lena May, b. October 27, 1894; m. in 1914, Lindsey H. Young.
V. CHILDREN.
1. Anita Geraldine, b. October 30, 1914.
2. Lindsey H., b. September 20, 1915.
2. Loyal Clark, b. July 25, 1897.
3. Orlando Cecil, b. September 11, 1900.
4. Marguerite Elizabeth, b. July 18, 1905.
5. Lilla Roxanna, b. June 29, 1907.
5. Hattie Matilda, b. April 11, 1870; m. William F. Farrar, October 23, 1894.
IV. CHILD.
1. Hersey Webster, b. May 17, 1896 ; res. in New Bedford, Mass.
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SULLIVAN.
PATRICK, s. of Michael and Margarite (Holihan) Sullivan, b. in Ireland, in 1833; came to N. E. with his parents while an infant, 7 years old ; lived in Lawrence and Fitchburg, Mass., until 15 years of age, and at Manchester until 1873, when he came to H., where he res. until his death ; mill operative. He m. at Man- chester in 1859, Bridget, dau. of John and Ann (Lavell) McGuire; he d. Aug. 18, 1913 ; wid. d. Oct. 13, 1913.
III. CHILDREN, SIX BORN IN MANCHESTER; OTHERS IN HILLSBOROUGH.
1. Margarite A., b. January 11, 1861; m. January 17, 1885, George Gilmore.
IV. CHILD.
1. Catherine, b. May 14, 1892; m. Oscar Breault, Woonsocket, R. I.
2. John, b. June 5, 1863; d. in 1868.
3. Mary E., b. May 31, 1865; m. Thomas Kane.
4. Humphrey, b. September 15, 1867.
5. Catherine, b. May 13, 1870; d. October 4, 1870.
6. John J., b. August 10, 1872.
7. James F., b. April 1, 1875 ; d. September 22, 1904.
8. Edward F., b. July 25, 1877; d. March 8, 1878.
9. Alice M., b. July 29, 1880.
SYMONDS.
DEA. JOSEPH, s. of Dea. Samuel Symonds, was b. in Middle- ton, Mass., Aug. 22, 1732; m. in 1754, Lucy Kimball, b. in Box- ford, Mass., Apr. 30, 1734; came to H. in 1772 or 1773, and settled on West Hill soon after his coming called "Bible Hill," from the fact that he owned the only large Bible* in town. Mr. Charles J. Smith, in his "Annals of Hillsborough," says of Deacon Symonds, "As a prominent man in the early history of the town, he possessed a strong mind and solid judgment ; was a highly intelligent and useful citizen, and deservedly esteemed by his townsmen; was one of the Fathers of the Church and main-
*This valuable heirloom is still owned by a descendant of the original owner, one of whom in writing of it some years since said: "The old family Bible of Dea. Joseph Symonds passed into my possession in March, 1878, in good condition, with strong calf binding, a portion of the clasps remaining. It is claimed to be the first large Bible brought into the state of New Hampshire, and to have cost $75.00."-JOSEPH SYMONDS, Colton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.
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tained a highly exemplary Christian character." He was moderator from 1775-78-81 to 1883-88-91; Town Clerk and Selectman for 1775. His wife d. Aug. 21, 1803; he d. Aug. 21, 1809; both rest in "Bible Hill cemetery."
From the incorporation of the town, 1772, to 1790 or later, Joseph Symonds was the most prominent man in town, as well as being the richest. He was a very public-spirited man, and he owned the second chaise in town. As is noted elsewhere his fam- ily gave generously toward the building of the second meeting house on Meeting House hill. He was chosen in 1785 to present their petitions to the General Assembly, and on Dec. 13, 1790, he was chosen agent to attend the General Court in behalf of the town relative to setting off a part into a separate township.
About this time he became less active, due no doubt to ap- proaching old age, and Benjamin Pierce appeared on the stage to take his place.
III. CHILDREN.
1. Samuel, b. February 6, 1755; was in the battle of Bunker Hill; d. in H., October 2, 1788, unm., bequeathing his farm, valued at £120, towards meeting the expense of building a meeting house.
2. William, b. June 5, 1756 ; m. Mary Fuller.
3. Rebecca, b. October 2, 1757; m. Major Isaac Andrews. (See)
4. Lucy, b. April 20, 1760; m. Perkins Andrews. (See)
5. Ruth, b. October 15, 1761; m. Dr. William Little.
6. Nathaniel, b. October 12, 1763. (See)
7. Sarah, b. September 28, 1765; d. October 27, 1765.
8. David, b. September 3, 1766. (See)
9. Rhoda, b. August 16, 1768 ; m. William Howard. (See)
10. Eliphalet, twin of Rhoda. (See)
11. Sarah, b. January 28, 1771; d. September 17, 1777.
12. Mary, b. February 3, 1773; m. Simeon Cummings. (See)
13. Mehitable, b. October 30, 1775 ; m. Dr. Benjamin Stearns.
WILLIAM, s. of Dea. Joseph and Lucy (Kimball) Symonds, b. June 5, 1756, in Middleton, Mass .; came to H. with his parents ; m. Mary Fuller ; succeeded to the family homestead on Bible Hill.
IV. CHILDREN.
1. Sally, b. March 29, 1794. She was one of three to found a Sabbath School in Hillsborough.
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2. Jabez, b. March 23, 1796; d. April 3, 1796.
3. Archeleus F., b. August 22, 1799; m. Salome Towne.
4. Frederick W., b. September 19, 1801.
5. Mary, b. April 21, 1804; m. Rev. Milton Ward; left two sons, living in Detroit, Mich.
6. Frederick W., b. December 5, 1807. (See)
NATHANIEL, third son of Dea. Joseph and Lucy (Kimball) Symonds, b. in Middleton, Mass., Oct. 12, 1763; came to this town when 9 years old ; m. first, Dec. 29, 1791, Elizabeth, dau. of Jotham and Elizabeth (Treadwell) Blanchard, b. July 15, 1770, at Peterboro ; she d. Sept. 25, 1808, at Antigonish, N. S., whither Mr. Symonds and his wife had rem. in June, 1804; he m. second, Jan. 10, 1809, Mary Emery Irish, b. June 5, 1775, at Newport, N. S .; he d. July 15, 1822 ; she d. Dec. 15, 1867.
IV. CHILDREN OF FIRST MARRIAGE, ALL BORN IN HILLSBOROUGH.
1. Samuel, b. October 17, 1793; m. in January, 1819, Grace Irish ; d. in July, 1852.
2. Joseph, b. March 6, 1797; m. March 29, 1824, Sarah Randall; d. at Tracadie, N. S.
3. Harriet Elizabeth, b. July 12, 1798; m. December 30, 1816, John Blair Whidden; d. May 16, 1878, at Antigonish, N. S.
4. Charles Treadwell, b. July 26, 1801; d. May 21, 1802.
IV. CHILDREN, BY SECOND MARRIAGE, ALL BORN AT ANTIGONISH, N. S.
5. Mary Sophia, b. November 30, 1809; m. January 24, 1835, Robert Purvis; d. June 5, 1840.
6. Charlotte Frances, b. September 20, 1811; m. first, January 10, 1832, John W. Blanchard ; m. second, William R. Cunningham ; d. at Antigonish, N. S., in November, 1855.
7. Charles Augustus, b. September 14, 1815; m. March 12, 1846, Mar- garet Jane Witter ; d. October 15, 1855.
DAVID, s. of Dea. Joseph and Lucy (Kimball) Symonds, b. in Middleton, Mass., Sept. 3, 1766, came to H. with his parents in his 6th year; rem. in early manhood to Waitsfield, Vt., where he m. Susannah Heaton; they rem. in 1838 to Moira, N. Y., where he d. Aug. 25, 1850; wid. d. July 14, 1857, aged 79 years.
IV. CHILDREN, ALL BORN IN WAITSFIELD, VT.
1. Irene, b. September 24, 1801; m. February 18, 1823, Asaph Burdick, of Waitsfield, Vt .; d. November 18, 1885.
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2. Lucy, b. December 6, 1803 ; m. - Day ; d. May 19, 1841.
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